Effects of Soluble Dietary Fibre on Exercise Performance and Perception of Fatigue in Young Basketball Players

• Published in: Food technology and biotechnology Vol. 61; no. 3; pp. 389 - 401
• Main Authors: Hadžić, Edin, Starcevic, Antonio, Rupčić, Tomislav, Zucko, Jurica, Čvrljak, Toni, Renko, Ira, Knjaz, Damir, Novak, Dario
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Zagreb Sveuciliste u Zagrebu, Prehramheno-Biotehnoloski Fakultet 01.07.2023; University of Zagreb Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology
• Subjects: amplicon sequencing; Basketball; Bioinformatics; Diet; Dietary fiber; dietary fibre; Dietary intake; Dietary supplements; Endurance; exercise performance; Fatigue; Feces; Food intake; Gene sequencing; Intestinal microflora; Metabolites; microbiome; Nutrition; Perception; Perceptions; Physical characteristics; Placebos; Players; Prebiotics; rating of perceived exertion (RPE); Sports medicine; Statistical analysis; Variance analysis

Research background. In this study, we investigated the effects of soluble dietary fibre on improving neuromuscular and cardiovascular endurance and perception of fatigue in a closely monitored group of basketball players. Prebiotics have been sidelined in sports nutrition and their effect on perfor...